Chapter 68 Yes, I'm talking about you
Lin Xu ordered vegetable and lean meat porridge, small flower rolls and some side dishes for takeout.
It is light and nutritious, and can replenish Zhou Yan's energy.
Zhou Yan went back to his room to change his clothes, and then sat face to face with Lin Xu at the dining table to eat.
"You've lived here for so long, but I've never heard you mention anything about your family." Zhou Yan suddenly spoke.
“…”
Lin Xu actually doesn't like to talk about family matters.
He has had a difficult relationship with his family since he came out to them a few years ago.
It’s not that his parents don’t love him, it’s just that it’s hard for them to accept it at the moment, and it’s inevitably awkward for them to talk to each other for a few minutes, so they can only call once a month to let him know he’s safe.
But Zhou Yan asked today, so he couldn't help but answer.
I had to pretend to be indifferent and said, "I'm not a child anymore. I don't need to report to my family that often."
"Are you an only child?"
"I have an older sister who got married a long time ago."
Zhou Yan had a rough estimate in his mind.
Judging from Lin Xu's attitude when he mentioned his family just now, it can be seen that his relationship with his family is not good.
He has such a good personality, it's impossible to say that he has nothing to do with his family.
He must have grown up in a relatively harmonious environment, which means that bad relationships happened later.
It's probably related to the fact that he likes men.
The family does not agree, or rather, does not approve, but the child is grown up and they cannot control him, so they rarely contact each other.
The only thing to be thankful for is that he has an older sister and is not the only child in the family. If she is with him, it can give the old couple some psychological comfort in this regard.
"You only talked about me. I never heard you mention anything about your family. Are you an only child? It seems that there are more only children in Northeast China." Lin Xu said while biting a steamed bun.
"Well, I'm an only child. I have a pretty good relationship with my family, but I'm getting older and they're worried, so we don't contact each other that often. We probably call two or three times a month."
Lin Xu felt uneasy. "As an only child, the pressure of getting married and having children must be quite great. You...you're not young anymore, your family will probably push you, right?"
Zhou Yan smiled: "What's the point of rushing this? Didn't you say before that you wouldn't get married? I don't plan to get married either. It's fine for the two of us to just get by."
He often said things that could be misunderstood, and Lin Xu was a bit used to it and didn't take it to heart at all.
"Come to think of it, you shouldn't be short of suitors. That Miss Wu before was a pretty good person, but you didn't like her. What kind of girls do you like?" Lin Xu asked casually.
Zhou Yan pondered for a moment.
"Well... first of all, she needs to have a good personality, be cheerful, have big eyes, and a nice smile. And if anything, she'd like to grow some flowers and plants."
After Zhou Yan finished speaking, Lin Xu was stunned.
ah?
Can't blame him for being narcissistic? Is Zhou Yan really not talking about himself?
Seeing his silly look, Zhou Yan couldn't help laughing: "Yes, I'm talking about you. If you were a girl, I would propose to you right now."
But Lin Xu happened to be a boy, so he had to be more thorough in all aspects of preparation.
Lin Xu naturally couldn't hear the second half of Zhou Yan's sentence, because the first half was heartbreaking.
Isn't this a classic straight man quote? 'If you were a girl, I would definitely marry you,' implying that since he's a boy, that's out of the question.
Lin Xu lost his appetite after looking at the porridge in the bowl.
Zhou Yan was having a fever and his brain wasn't working very well. He didn't realize there was anything wrong with what he said until he finished speaking.
"What about you? What kind do you like?" Zhou Yan asked Lin Xu.
Lin Xu felt even more upset: "Me? I don't know. My past experience tells me that my vision is not very good."
Zhou Yan completely agreed with this statement. Anyone who likes Shen Xinji really doesn't have good taste.
"Take your medicine after dinner." Lin Xu was in a bad mood. He stood up and put the medicine and water in front of Zhou Yan, packed up the takeaway boxes and threw them out the door.
Zhou Yan spent five minutes thinking about why Lin Xu suddenly got angry.
There were only two of them at home, and Lin Xu was angry because of himself. What did he just say to make Lin Xu unhappy?
Zhou Yan thought about it and thought that the only sentence he might not be able to say was "if you were a girl".
Lin Xu is Lin Xu, this if does not exist.
Because he likes men, he may have been discriminated against a lot, so this sentence may really make him uncomfortable.
After Zhou Yan figured it out, he went to the balcony to find Lin Xu.
Lin Xu squatted on the ground and glanced at him: "What are you doing?"
Zhou Yan quickly admitted his mistake: "I'm sorry."
Lin Xu couldn't understand him at all: "Why are you apologizing all of a sudden?"
"Aren't you angry with me? Shouldn't I apologize?" Zhou Yan said as a matter of course.
Lin Xu lost his temper instantly, and asked with a forced smile: "Then do you know why I am angry?"
Zhou Yan nodded blankly: "I think I know. I shouldn't have said 'if you were a girl'. You are a boy, I know."
Lin Xu's eyes widened. He really knew?!
Lin Xu forgave him in zero seconds: "Forget it, you didn't mean it. Go back and lie down quickly. You just took some medicine, and you'll feel better after a good sleep."
Zhou Yan stood at the balcony door without moving, looking at Lin Xu for a while, preparing to take advantage of his illness to get some benefits for himself.
"I can't sleep, stay with me."
Lin Xu was so frightened that he dropped the shovel in his hand. "What did you say?"
"I'm feeling down and can't sleep alone. Please stay with me. I also stayed with you for a whole night when you were sick in the hospital. Isn't this too much to ask?"
Don't go too far, okay?!
Lin Xu roared in his heart.
This is not a concept at all, okay?
When he approached Zhou Yan at this time, he felt guilty about taking advantage of the opportunity.
"I still have some unfinished work—"
"Take the computer to my room."
Zhou Yan insisted, and if Lin Xu didn't agree, he would just stay at the door and refuse to leave. Lin Xu had no choice but to push him back to the room: "Then you lie down first. I'll take a shower and then come over to accompany you."
Zhou Yan then lay down on the bed contentedly, waiting for Lin Xu to wash him and bring him over.
Lin Xu's face started to turn red in the bathroom.
It’s not the first time we sleep together, it’s okay, it’s okay.
Lin Xu kept strengthening himself mentally.
When he went to Zhou Yan's room with the notebook and a fearless attitude, he found that Zhou Yan was already asleep.
Probably because the medicine was taking effect, Lin Xu gently draped the quilt over him, turned up the air conditioner temperature by one degree, and quietly sat down on the other side of the bed, leaning against the headboard to finish his design draft.
Lin Xu was so focused on his work that he didn't even notice Zhou Yan woke up in the middle of the night.
Zhou Yan rested his head on his arms and looked at him with half-closed eyes.
Lin Xu was afraid of disturbing Zhou Yan's sleep, so he didn't turn on the lights in the room and also set the light on his laptop to a dim setting.
He leaned against the headboard, his computer resting on his bent legs, his face sharply angular due to the light from the screen.
Bare feet are on the bed, with beautiful ankles under the slender calves.
Zhou Yan felt that perhaps no one could understand how excited he was at that moment.
I want to protect this silly boy, live a good life with him, and feel at ease when I open my eyes and see him on every ordinary day.
Zhou Yan moved a little, and Lin Xu noticed it immediately. He put the computer aside and raised his hand to touch Zhou Yan's forehead: "It's not hot anymore, you've been sweating a lot."
"Okay, I'll go wash up." Zhou Yan said, getting up to get out of bed.
Lin Xu quickly pulled him back: "No, taking a shower right after sweating will definitely make it worse."
Zhou Yan picked up his sweat-soaked pajamas and said, "Then I'll sleep next to you like this. Don't you mind?"
Lin Xu lowered his eyes, his ears red as he said, "I don't mind."
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